PLEASE HELP i cant get into nursing school

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Okay so I have been going to community college for about 5 years taking and retaking classes to try to increase my gpa. I had a 2.8 but I transferred to another school and now have a 3.0. Ive also taken the TEAS and got a 73%. Is that good? I have been applying to RN programs in my area but as of yet no luck. I am so discouraged I dont know what to do with myself. I have to admit I have struggled through school but mainly because of my personal situation. My home life really has not been condusive to learning but I have recently moved out and can now focus and I am doing much better. I just dont know how to fix things without having to start over (if there is such a thing). I live in the Philadelphia area and would really appreciate it if someone out there could lend some advise as to what to do and/or what schools I should apply to. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

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Specializes in Med/Surg/Tele.

Not to be discouraging but most schools have some sort of policy on how many times the prereq classes can be retaken. the best thing to do is to talk to the admissions dept. for the schools you are applying to. Might as well get the information straight from the source instead of getting info from here. They would be the best source of information on what you need in order to get into the programs and/or what you can do to increase your chances of being accepted.

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Specializes in Neonatal ICU.

I don't know if I can be of any help, but I will try! :) I, too, live in the Philadelphia area (NJ, to be more specific) and am applying to get into one of Jefferson's accelerated programs because I already have a Bachelor's in another field. Do you live in PA or NJ? If you live in NJ, one of the schools I was originally looking at was Our Lady of Lourdes. It is a diploma program in conjunction with Camden County College (where I am currently going to finish my prereqs), and you receive a diploma in Nursing and a Associate's in Applied Science at the end of the program. Last I heard, they are even trying to join up with Immaculata University in PA to be able to offer a BSN through Immaculata after students are done with the diploma portion (and once you're accepted into Lourdes' program, you would be given automatic admission into Immaculata). But I heard that a while ago and they were still waiting on NJ state approval, so it may not have worked out. The biggest down side is that the Lourdes program has a very long wait list, so I think they're currently accepting students for either Fall 2013 or Spring 2014. Of course, if you live in PA, then you would probably want advice from someone who knew more about local programs in your area.

As for your TEAS, I was told that a 63 or 68 (can't remember which one) was considered passing. So you're good with your 73. I took it this time last year and scored somewhere in the 80's, but it was a waste of money because Jefferson doesn't accept TEAS scores. Oh well. Most programs I've been looking at want you to have a 3.0 minimum, so I think you have a shot! Keep trying and don't give up, especially if this is your passion! Good luck!

P.S. I'm just now remembering seeing threads on here about the Aria school in PA? I'm not sure if that's somewhere you've already looked, but it might be worth a shot if you haven't.

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Yes I live in NJ and I too attended CCC and received my associates in science so all my pre reqs are done except that I have Bs in the science classes and I am considering retaking them to get As even though I have already taken some of them twice. I dont know if it will help but Im deff going to look into it. In the meantime I have looked into lourdes and yea they have a pretty long wait, about 2 years. Ive just decided to do CCCs LPN program and work my way up. Im hoping to transfer right away into an RN program but I dont know if my GPA or TEAS score will get in the way of that transition. If you know anything about the requirements for any NJ or PA LPN-RN programs please feel free to share :)

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Specializes in Neonatal ICU.

I thought I remembered seeing something about a LPN-RN program at Burlington County when I was looking into their program, so I just checked up on it again and they do have some information there. You can get into their RN program as a LPN and have "advanced standing" status. They have a few requirements to get in, but it looks like they have 2.50 GPA minimum, and a 60% minimum for the TEAS V (except it has to be taken within 3 years of admission). I'm not sure if this link will work, but here's the booklet they have with the info on their nursing programs:

http://www.bcc.edu/PDFFiles/publications/BCCNursing0411REV.pdf

I don't know if BCC would be a convenient location for you, so it looks like Gloucester County also has a specific LPN-RN track if that's closer. Again, not sure if this link will work, but here's some info:

http://www.gccnj.edu/academics/allied_health/documents/LPN-RNNursingControlSheets8-2011.pdf

It's too bad that CCC doesn't offer anything other than the Lourdes program. Hope this helps a little, at least! Good luck! :)

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